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Fred Koch (1904-1939?), Locust vividissima, Germany, 1920s

Currency:EUR Category:Collectibles Start Price:400.00 EUR Estimated At:640.00 - 800.00 EUR
Fred Koch (1904-1939?), Locust vividissima, Germany, 1920s
Gelatin silver print
Germany, 1920s, print from the 1950s
Fred Koch (1904-1939?) – German photographer
Verso stamped with publisher ‘Folkwang Verlag Photo: Fred Koch’ as well as ‘Wilhelm Arnholdt Maschinensetzerei Hamburg 20 Falkenried 42’
Dimensions: 53 x 43.6 cm
Provenance: Estate Wilhelm Arnholdt
Fred Koch’s works range between science and art; his photographs fetch up to 1,800 Euros at international auctions

This is a photograph by the German photographer Fred Koch from the 1920s. The vintage gelatin silver print from the 1950s depicts the motif of a Locust vividissima. The photographic style of Koch is characterized by a formal aesthetic. Koch is regarded next to Aenne Biermann and Albert Renger-Patzsch a master of inorganic photography. The stamps on the reverse prove that Fred Koch took these photos for the Folkwang Verlag.

The photograph is verso stamped with the publisher ‘Folkwang Verlag Photo: Fred Koch’ as well as ‘Wilhelm Arnholdt Maschinensetzerei Hamburg 20 Falkenried 42’. The edges are wavy because of a former storage. A diagonally running dent is visible. The dimensions are 53 x 43.6 cm.



Fred Koch (1904-1939?)

The German photographer Fred Koch was mainly active during the 1920s. Of his works are mainly animal and plant photographs in the style of the Neue Sachlichkeit known, as well as landscape depictions. He was also active for the Folkwang publishing house. The photographer was born in 1904 in Berleburg and his track was lost after he was called up to fight in the Second World War. (tm)
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